Linda *Days 4, 5, and 6*

Hi everyone! Happy Christmas Eve day! :) I hope you all are celebrating with family and loved ones! Today will be our last day of inspiration with Linda. Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks again, Linda, for allowing me to share your fabulous cards!! I hope you all continue to stop by Linda's blog and photostream for inspiration-- I know I will be!

Because of the holidays, I have a triple dose of Linda's creativity today! Here is her first inspiration card:

I just love Linda's mix of patterned paper and stamping--this is so challenging for me! Linda's sentiment is perfect for this fall card. I love the little punched or cut-out leaves. They are such a great touch! Finally, I think the overall design of this card is quite appealing--a great starting off point for a card.

Here is my take:
Here is the next inspiration card by Linda:

Isn't this a beauty! That sky is just too good!! The bright pink flowers are so cheery. And nothing is more fun than ric-rac-- an embellishment I need to set out on my craft table so I remember to add it to more cards! I also really love the blue butterfly which adds a great texture as it is the same blue as the sky.

Here is my take:

And finally, here is our last card by Linda, aka Oz, AND aka The Background Queen:

Isn't that background simply gorgeous!? I love the mix of text and light butterflies. I can't get enough! The elegant sentiment adds to the design! The lacey embellishment under the sentiment is the perfect femine detail for this dainty card!

Here's my take:

Thanks again Linda for all of the inspiration! Merry Christmas everyone!

Card 1 Supplies--Stamps: Flourish (Hero Arts K5285), Sentiment (Hero Arts JS144), Flower (Manf. Unknown- sorry!); Ink: VersaMark, Memories Dye Inkpad in Chestnut, Black Ink (Stampin' Up), Distress Ink (Tim Holtz); Other: Patterned Paper (K&Co. Wild Saffron), Misc. Cardstock and Staples, Clear and White Embossing Powder (Joann's Craft Essentials), Dimensional Adhesive (All Night Media), White Gel Pen (Sakura), Watercolor Pencils (Stampin' Up), Clear Epoxy Sticker (EK Success)

Card 2 Supplies--Stamps: Sentiment (Hero Arts CL156), Flowers (Hero Arts CL290); Ink: Distress Ink (Tim Holtz), Black Ink (Stampin' Up); Other: Pearls (Recollections), Misc. String and Cardstock, Butterfly Punch (Fiskars), Dimensional Adhesive (All Night Media), Top Note Die Cut (Sizzix for Stampin' Up)

Card 3 Supplies--Stamps: Butterfly (Hero Arts Digi Kit Winged Friends), Sentiment (Hero Arts CL146), Text (Inkadinkado), Crackle (Rubber Stampede); Ink: Black Ink (Stampin' Up), Distress Ink (Tim Holtz); Other: Misc. Cardstock, Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Distress Stickles (Ranger), VersaMarker, Clear Embossing Powder (Joann's Craft Essentials), Kraft Paper (Stampin' Up)

Linda *Day 3*

Here is the next brilliant card by Linda:

I love how Linda has arranged two different "panels" plus a circle as the focal point on her card! They really pop against the nuetral background. The shading with distress ink is perfect and includes white "highlighted" areas to add even more visual interest! Finally, I love the subtle stamping of the pine needles in the background.

Here is my card inspired by Linda's gorgeous holiday creation. I decided to do an arrangement of panels/tags. Linda also inspired me to break out the distress inks for each of my tags.

Thanks again for stopping by! Hope you are all enjoying the holidays with friends and family! :)

Supplies

Stamps: Flourish (Hero Arts K5133), Sentiment (Tim Holtz Visual Artistry), Crackle Background (Rubber Stampede); Ink: Distress Ink (Tim Holtz), Making Memories, Memories Dye Inkpad in Chestnut; Other: Misc. Cardstock, Kraft Paper (Stampin' Up), Twine (Darice, Inc.), Rain Dots (Cloud 9 Design), Circle Punch (Martha Stewart), Gold Perfect Pearls (Ranger)

Inspired by Linda *Day 2*

Here is the next inspiration card by Linda:This Christmas card is so charming! I love the aged, vintage style. You have got to check out this video by Linda which demonstrates how she made that beautiful background. Her masking technique lends itself to so many different ideas. This card demonstrates Linda's keen ability of combining different images together to create one, seamless look!

Here is my take. I had fun using Linda's masking technique to create the background for my card. Thanks again, Oz, for your inspiring video! :)

Supplies

Stamps: Dragonfly (Hero Arts Digi Kit Winged Friends), Sentiment (Hero Arts JS143), Background Paisley (Hero Arts JS160), Text (Inkadinkado); Ink: Making Memories, Memories Dye Inkpad in Chestnut, Black Ink (Stampin' Up), Distress Ink (Tim Holtz); Other: Cardstock (SEI, Stampin' Up), Corner Rounder (EK Success), Dimensional Adhesive (All Night Media), Misc. Gems, Embroidery Floss (DMC)

Inspired by... Linda (aka Oz)!

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by! Because of the holidays, this week I am sharing a shortened version of "Inspired by.." featuring the talented Linda aka Oz. One fabulous talent of Linda's is making stamping videos. Be sure to check out her blog, as she always posts links to her fun videos there.

Here is our first card by Linda:

I love her beautifully distressed background featuring holly leaves and vintage text. The combination of the grossgrain ribbon and the satin ribbon is so pleasing to the eye! Her sentiment looks great with the die cut. Finally, the gems below the sentiment add the perfect bit of bling to this gorgeous card!

To see how Linda created her gorgeous background, you can visit her videos here (part 1) and here (part 2).

Here is my take on Linda's card:

I created my background using the techniques in her video, then cut it apart into three panels. I had so much fun distressing and building up the layers on this particular background. Linda's video mentioned some great tips and I was SO inspired to start stamping after I watched her create!

See you tomorrow with another of Linda's great cards!

Supplies

Stamps: Butterflies (Hero Arts Digi Kit Winged Friends)Sentiment (Hero Arts JS143), Woodgrain (All Night Media), Label (Stampin' Up "Cute and Curly"), Fern (Rubber Stampede); Ink: Memories Dye Ink in Chestnut, Perfect Medium (Ranger), Distress Ink (Tim Holtz), Black Ink (Stampin' Up), ColorBox Pigment Stamp Pad in Frost White; Other: Misc. Cardstock and Thread, Pearls (Recollections), Ribbon (Offray), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Label (EK Success for Stampin' Up)